Fire districts.

§ 131-15

Violations and penalties.

For the purpose of providing a code for the construction of buildings
in the Township of Riverside and providing penalties for the violations thereof,
there is hereby adopted by reference a certain code annexed hereto and made
a part hereof entitled "The BOCA Basic Building Code/1981 - 8th edition and
BOCA Basic Building Code Accumulative Supplement - 1983," promulgated by Building
Officials Conference of America.

Three copies of said code (similarly marked) have been placed on file
in the office of the Township Clerk upon the introduction of this Article
and will remain on file in said office until final action is taken on said
Article for the use and examination of the public.

After the final passage of this Article, three copies of the code annexed
shall remain on file in the office of the Township Clerk, as long as said
Article shall be in effect, and three additional copies will be placed on
file and shall remain on file in the office of the Building Inspector as long
as this Article is in effect for the use and examination of the public.

The code annexed hereto, the Abridged Building Code, Sixth Edition,
1975, promulgated by Building Officials Conference of America, Inc., shall
be construed to be a part of this Article as fully as though it had been set
forth at length herein, excepting thereout Section 104.31, Section 104.6,
61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67 and 68, and Section 117, in its entirety.

It shall be unlawful for any person or corporation, whether owner, agent
or contractor, to erect, construct or alter any building or any part thereof
or make any addition thereto in the township without first making written
application to and receiving permission therefor from the Building Inspector
of the township, and for every permit issued for the purpose aforesaid, there
shall be paid by the party obtaining the same to the Building Inspector aforesaid
for the use of said township for every building of the following values when
completed or costing the following sums the fees as set forth in the following
schedule:

Value or Cost of Building

Fee

$100.00 or under

$0.50

$100.00 to $500.00

$2.50

For each additional $100.00 or fraction thereof from $500.00 to $10,000.00

$0.50

For each additional $500.00 or fraction thereof from $10,000.00 and
over

The permit provided for in this section shall be known and designated
as a "building permit". Every permit shall become void and of no effect at
the expiration of six months from date when issued unless active work is commenced
upon said building within said period.

All applications for building permits shall be made by the contractor,
owner or agent and shall be made upon forms furnished for the purpose by the
Building Inspector, and all applications for permits for the erection, construction,
alteration or enlargement of any building, if required by the Building Inspector,
shall be accompanied by detailed plans and specifications thereof and by a
survey of plan showing the lines of the lot and the exact location of the
proposed building thereon, which applications, plans and specifications shall
be filed by the Building Inspector in the office of the Township Clerk.

Permits are not required for minor repairs where there is no interference
with the construction or safety of the building, but such repairs shall not
be construed to include the cutting away of any wall or any part thereof,
the removal or cutting away of any beam or supports or changing of any stairways,
elevators, fire escapes or other means of communication or ingress or egress,
light, ventilation or classification.

All roofs of buildings hereafter erected that are placed nearer than
20 feet from building to building must be covered with slate, tin or a material
that is equally noncombustible, approved by the Fire Underwriters Association.

All buildings hereafter erected or occupied as a public
or private garage for the storage of three or more automobiles shall be constructed
of brick or other noncombustible material other than sheet metal.

Fire districts for business, industrial and public property in the Township
of Riverside established in accordance with Section 107.1 of the 1960 BOCA
Abridged Building Code are as outlined in a map attached herewith and made
a part hereof.

Editor's Note: Said map is on file in the office of the Township
Clerk.

The maximum penalty for any violation of the provisions and regulations
set forth under the BOCA Building Code shall be one or more of the following:
a fine not exceeding $1,000; a term of imprisonment not exceeding 90 days;
or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days. For the purpose of
the above section, each day is to be considered a separate violation.

Fees.

§ 131-19

Construction Code Official to recommend fee schedule.

§ 131-20

Surcharge fee.

§ 131-21

Fire limits.

§ 131-22

Payment of moneys collected.

§ 131-23

Applicability.

There is hereby established in the Township of Riverside
a State Uniform Code enforcing agency to be known as the "Department of Code
Enforcement and Inspection," consisting of a Construction Code Official, Building
Subcode Official, Plumbing Subcode Official, Electrical Subcode Official,
Mechanical Subcode Official, Fire Subcode Official and such other subcode
officials as the Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs, State
of New Jersey, shall hereafter adopt as part of the State Uniform Construction
Code. The Construction Code Official shall be the chief administrator of the
enforcing agency.

Each official position created in Subsection A hereof
shall be filled by a person qualified for such position pursuant to P.L. 1975,
c. 217,

Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et seq.

as amended, and N.J.A.C. 5:23, provided that, in lieu of any particular
subcode official, an on-site inspection agency may be retained by contract
pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:23. More than one such official position may be held
by the same person, but not more than one person may hold the same position,
provided that such person is qualified pursuant to P.L. 1975, c. 217, and
N.J.A.C. 5:23 to hold each such position.

The following permit fees are hereby established and shall be paid before
the permit is issued. All fees paid shall be rounded up to the nearest single
dollar amount for administrative simplicity. The fee for a construction permit
shall conform to the standards set forth in N.J.A.C. 5:23-4.17 and 5:23-2.18.

The Construction Code Official shall, with the advice of the subcode
officials, prepare and submit to the Township Committee biannually a report
recommending a fee schedule based on operating expenses of the agency and
any other expenses of the township fairly attributable to the enforcement
of the State Uniform Construction Code Act.

In order to provide for the training, certification and technical support
programs required by the Uniform Construction Code Act and the regulations,
the enforcing agency shall collect, in addition to the fees specified above,
a surcharge fee of $0.0006 per cubic foot of volume of new construction. Said
surcharge fee shall be remitted to the Bureau of Housing Inspection, Department
of Community Affairs, on a quarterly basis for the fiscal quarters ending
September 30, December 31, March 31 and June 30 and not later than one month
next succeeding the end of the quarter for which it is due.

The following fire limits are established pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:23.
The construction official shall prepare and submit to the Committee, biannually,
a report reevaluating the delineation of the fire limits. This report shall
indicate the recommendations of the Construction Official, the Building Subcode
Official and the Fire Subcode Official regarding those areas which should
be designated as within fire limits with the reasons therefor.